Coed Sailing

No. 1 Bulldogs Sail to Defend Conference Championship

Segerblom and Gaumond at last year's Schell

Oct 31, 2013

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 1 Yale coed sailing team will sail the Erwin Schell Trophy this weekend at MIT, which serves as the New England dinghy championship regatta for the fall season. Yale will also compete in the Dave Perry Trophy, sailed at home.

Last year's Schell Trophy was sailed at Brown, and Yale took home the win, sailing in stormy conditions just before Hurricane Sandy. This year the Schell will return to its historic host: MIT, which will offer quite different conditions from last year's regatta. Two divisions will sail Fireflies and FJs on the Charles River. The top seven from this weekend will then qualify for the fall season's dinghy championship, the Atlantic Coast Championship held at College of Charleston later in November.

Notably, the Yale coed team also received nation-wide honors this week. The team was once again ranked No. 1, receiving first-place votes from all but one of the coaches who were polled for the rankings.

Feldman was also individually recognized for his performance at the Hoyt last weekend. Chalk Talk, the online show that covers college sailing, honored Feldman as the college sailing Stud of the Week for "leading Yale to capture the Hoyt trophy, crewing for Graham Landy in most races at this breezy and competitive inter conference at Brown."